Living In The Solution Free from Alcohol

An alcohol dependency usually means relying on drinks as your solution to life's problems. Whenever times get tough, work and relationships are stressful, you are depressed or nervous alcohol is always there as an answer to whatever you are going through.

As an alcoholic begins to realize that they cannot moderate their drinking and that alcohol has become their crutch and escape from their emotions. Making the decision to quit drinking means using sobriety as your solution to your problems and it also requires living a life free from any kind of addiction.

The only way for an alcoholic to free themselves from the internal struggle that they have every day is to remove alcohol from the equation and be committed to being sober.

Positive Effects of a Sober LifeThe transition to becoming sober after years of self-destructive tendencies can be a long and difficult process. The habit of always reaching for a drink takes a long time to break and cravings can continue long after you have gotten past all the withdrawal symptoms.

Ultimately, however sobriety brings many positive effects to people's lives as they learn to cope with their problems in healthier ways and create their own destiny without alcohol controlling them.After adjusting to their sobriety, former alcoholics often sleep better, have more free time, appreciate life more fully have more stable moods.

Eventually a sober person can rid themselves of many of the negative beliefs and mentalities that kept them addicted and prevented them from achieving more in life. Over time the positive effects of living free from alcohol can begin to outweigh the difficulties and an alcoholic will realize that sobriety is the better solution.

The Road to RecoveryThe first step in order to live free from alcohol is to attend a detox center and clear all chemical dependency from your system. After detoxification, every alcoholic will benefit from attending a rehab facility to receive treatment from professionals to help deal with the causes of their alcoholism.

Group and individual therapy can help you understand the reasons you became addicted and how to build better coping mechanisms while you are sober. Support groups can help alcoholics have an outlet to talk about what they are going through with people who understand and have been through many of the same things.

With a support network, a person struggling to end their addiction can have someone they trust available at all times to help get through a moment of crisis. Because getting sober is so difficult to do alone, living without alcohol would be nearly impossible without the help of support groups and other sober friends who understand your perspective.

Sober LifestyleAfter leaving rehab, it is important for people who have been struggling with addiction to maintain their sober lifestyle and remain connected with some kind of recovery program. Attending twelve step meetings can be a helpful way to stay in touch with sober solutions so that relapse does not become an issue once you are on your own.

It can be simpler to refrain from drinking while in rehab because you are not surrounded by temptation or offered drinks by anyone. You are in a supportive environment where everyone is sober and committed to living without alcohol.

When you leave that environment and go back into the everyday world it can be much more of a struggle to live sober and fight the cravings that come up from time to time. It can be much more rewarding to live your life in control over your addiction and have the ability to exist without alcohol being a part of every moment. A sober lifestyle can be the most positive change that anyone can make in their lifetime.

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Kim, writes:
Cindy, My son needs help. When he was 14, he was involved in a bad accident which required him to have surgery. At the age of 18, he was in another, more serious accident, which resulted in a broken pelvis and more surgery. After the surgery, he was put on pain medications. Well, he became very dependent on the medications, and began abusing them. Within no time, he had moved on to more potent drugs, and then came the alcohol. I see him getting progressively worse, and he is to the point now where he cannot stay away from the drugs or the alcohol despite several attempts to quit. We have talked several times about his problem, and he is willing to get help. I am very concerned for him, and I just want to him to get the help he needs.

Cindy writes:
Thank you for your concerns Kim. I can understand what your son is going through. We see this situation too often, where someone has a serious injury or accident, and a legitimate reason to be put on pain medications. However, at some point, the line between needing the medication and wanting the medication gets blurred. It seems that in your son’s case, that line has been crossed. Opiate addiction is a serious problem, and often happens before the person taking the medicine even realizes they are addicted. You mentioned noticing your son getting progressively worse. We often refer to addiction as being “chronic, progressive, and fatal”. Unfortunately, addiction is not something that will just go away if we ignore it. In fact, the longer we ignore it, the more it progresses. We must be willing to recognize that we have a problem, and willing to accept help. It’s good to hear you mention that your son is willing to accept help, and we are here to help him any way we can. We offer medically assisted detoxification programs specifically designed for Opiate withdrawal, as well as Intensive Outpatient, or Residential Treatment. We can develop an individualized treatment plan for your son to help address any underlying issues that may be contributing to his addiction, as well as establish a solid after-care plan for him. I know you want what is best for your son, and we want to help restore a new hope for him.

A: The intervention process is extremely effective in getting an addicted person into an appropriate alcohol/drug program where they will get the help they need. Our interventionists boast a 98% success rate.

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